Statistics Canada says employment was virtually unchanged in February.
Employers added just 11-hundred jobs across the country last month, falling short of economists’ expectations.
The unemployment rate held steady at 6.6 per cent as population growth eased to its slowest pace since April of 2022.
The latest figures give the Bank of Canada an idea of how the labour market looked before the U-S slapped the country with hefty tariffs.
The central bank is set to make an interest rate decision next week.
PEI’s unemployment rate stood at 7.8 percent in Fdebruary, up from 7.2 percent in January.
